Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-01

SIT has not been done yet, but by Heavens
1t shall bet-'' Here Fairfax arose to his
utmost height. his eye flashing fire, his
nostrils dilated and his fist clenched-
''And tomorrow, tooi' AT the last words,
he brought down his hand with such
violence upon the table that the elegant
Nebbitt unconscicusly started
With sarcastic smile and sheer curling
his lip, he sat silently regarding the antics
of his hair-brained visitor.
Now continued the infatuated young
man, u want you to help me. Without
you, It can not be done With your help,
not only can It be done, but it viii be a
brilliant success You yourself. a moment
since, averred that you considered 1t the
master-stroke of the age''
q Ny dear fellow, there is vast differ
enee between thing done and thing IN
done. You are not in your sane mind. now,
boy Do you know what would be the con-
sequence of failure in such an undertak-
inga It would kick up deuce of a row;
and imagine my own predicament besides"
Fairfax saw that he had made a mistake,
and that his task, as far as the Influencing
Of Nebbitt was concerned, was much
greater than he had anticipated He had
no impossible Dick to deal with. He must
talk with this man intelhgenfly, unenthusi-
astically; reason with him and present his
plans IN an open, logical manner, stating
the facts as they appeared to him. and not
Withholding the chances of failure
CooIy lighting a cigarette and leaning
lazily back, he began in slow, measured,
colorless tone to set forth the case exactly
as it was. Cold-blooded facts were what
his listener desired
Fairfax gave him these, and having, in
this way, thrown Nebbitt a little of his
guard. began-yet without appearing SO to
do-to appeal to the element Of daredevil
try and dash that he knew was latent in
that mans nature. Little by little he
worked on the latter. until, by and by, his
now acknowledgements auditor slapped
his thigh with his hand, calculating:
What a sensation It would create. Gadi
the very originality and daring of the plan
almost Jempts me 10 try it.
Fairfax said nothing. but sat silently
smoking. He perceived he had gained his
point
Nebbitt rose and began pacing the saloon
floor II deep thought. every now and then
emitting an explosive laugh.
At last he suddenly turned, came towards
Fairfax, put his hands on the latter's
shoulders, and looked him straight in the
eye
What he saw there seemed to be the
causeof an immediate decision ON his part,
and well it might That frmly-closed
mouth and dauntless eye, II which caution
and daring were equally conspicuous, be-
tokened answering persistence.
Fairfax said Nebbitt III shall be done!
Your plan is excellent. Execute it In every
detail as you gave it to me and success is
cerfIia. Omit one. and the chances Of fail
ure will outweigh those of success. As to
your two heavy villains you may set your
mind at rest about them. l have in my
crew two men exactly suited 10 the require
ments of the deed. Both understand, and
one huently speaks, French You can rely
upon their rigid and fearless execution of
any command you may see fit to lay upon
them; and should any unexpected emer-
gency arise, their Judgment seldom fails to
direct them Alright know them from past
years. said NebbItt- with faint smile.
LAS to your equipment and all Of that fol-
de-rol, give my steward a list of what you
want, and he viii 20 to Paris and attend to
all of that business. As to the other matter
Of which you speak, Mr.. Porte himself is
now in Paris. / can, no doubt, secure you
his Bar Rarbor cottage for the autumn.
You surely won't want il for a longer
periods'' said he, with a curious smile
Wait moment" he continued, disap-
pearing for a short time, and returning
witt two seamen, sharp, shrewd, daring
looking fellows.
s'Ir. Fairfax, these are Jack Longshore
and Davy Jones. Ny men, you are to go